Recently, I have joined an interesting Slack group. If you are unfamiliar with slack it's basically the best internal messaging software out there for designers. But some use it for external messaging as well, which is the case for this awesome Slack group. Blackformat is a unique group of creatives that range from illustrators to video editors to icon designers or even UI experts. The varied expertise is rather incredible. The past month has been crazy for the group, the amount of new members and surge in communication has been great and honestly really incredible. The creators and moderators of the group do a great job of keeping everything organized and keeping a completely open forum for discussion and feedback.

Since joining this group i've dabbled into more areas of design. With this exploration I have been more inclined to create illustrations within my work and try new things. Lately i've been designing complex (for myself) illustrations for Blackformat's Monthly Challenge. Which is a fun little event they do that requires the winner of the previous month to create the next challenge.

I'd like to use the blog to really show some WIP (work in progress) shots and showcase some of the new stuff I'm learning and being a part of with this new group of talented designers.